OUR WEB POLL IS ON THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND SIDE. NO DECISION, WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. TO A DEVELOPING STORY, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A GROUP OF MEN WITH GUN WHO'S OPENED FIRE ON TWO ARMORED CAR GUARD WHO'S HAPPENED TO BE SERVICING AN ATM. ONE IS CRITICAL, IN THE HOSPITAL. THIS HAPPENED AT THE CHASE BANK ON 59 NEAR F.M. 1960 IN HUMBLE THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY THOSE GUARDS WERE LOADING MONEY INTO THE ATM WHEN THREE, FOUR MEN JUMPED OUT OF A DODGE CHARGER AND STARTED FIRING AT THEM. THE GUARDS FIRED BACK. THE F.B.I. WON'T SAY WHETHER ANY MONEY WAS TAKEN. THE MEN DROVE OFF BUT MAY HAVE CHANGED VEHICLES A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS FOLLOWING THE MYSTERIOUS F.B.I. RAIDS THAT HAVE BOMB TECHNICIANS AND CREWS GOING INTO TWO HIGH-END HOUSTON HOMES. WE HAVE LEARNED RAIDS IN ANOTHER STATE MIGHT BE CONNECTED TO THAT. WITH TWO NEW RAIDS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN THAT MAKES FIVE LOCATIONS TIED TO THE SAME MYSTERIOUS SEARCHES. "LOCAL 2'S" ROBERT ARNOLD WITH WHAT HE'S LEARNED. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL HOMES SEARCHED BY THE F.B.I. HERE AND IN MICHIGAN. WHILE AGENTS APPEAR TO HAVE FINISHED THEIR WORK THERE IS STILL FEW ANSWERS AS TO SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. F.B.I. AGENTS SUPPORTED BY HAZMAT CREWS RAIDED AND SEARCHED A TOTAL OF FIVE HOMES AS PART OF THIS INVESTIGATION. TWO WERE IN HOUSTON'S TONYEST NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TWO IN COLLEGE STATION AND TWO MORE IN LELAND AND SUTTON'S BAY IN MICHIGAN. ONE SOURCE SAID AGENTS WERE LOOKING FOR PROPONENTS THAT COULD BE USED FOR SOME TYPE OF TEAR GAS OR NERVE GAS. WHILE THE F.B.I. WILL NOT OFFICIALLY CONNECT THE SEARCHES, PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW ALL HOMES ARE OWNED BY PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON ART COMMUNITY. TO MAKE THE CASE YOU CAN'T EVER REALLY PROFILE A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE OR CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD. STATE SENATOR RODNEY ELLIS LIVES NEAR THE COUPLE'S HOME IN HOUSTON'S SOUTH HAMILTON AREA. IT IS A LITTLE UNSETTLING TO PEOPLE. IT IS A RESILIENT NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. GO ABOUT YOUR DAY. Reporter: WHILE A SOURCE SAYS THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE LOOKING INTO THE COUPLE'S SON, LITTLE ELSE IS RELEASED. SATURDAY F.B.I. AGENTS DETONATED WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY VOLATILE SUBSTANCES FOUND DURING A SEARCH OF THE HOME ON FALL RIVER IN MEMORIAL. TODAY BOTH HOMES ARE QUITE, THERE IS NO ANSWER. MESSAGES FOR SCNECH AND HORTON VIA PHONE AND E-MAIL HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. ROBERT ARNOLD, KPRC "LOCAL 2". F.B.I. OFFICIALS SAY THEY MAY BE ABLE TO RELEASE

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FBI agents, supported by HazMat crews, raided and searched a total of five homes as part of an investigation that began in two of Houston toniest neighborhoods.

A townhouse in College Station was also searched, as were two other homes in the bedroom communities of Leland and Suttons Bay in northern Michigan.

While FBI officials will not confirm whether the searches are connected, a check of public records show all homes are owned by Cecily Horton and Andrew Schneck. The couple are prominent members of the Houston art community.

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Citing documents sealed by a federal magistrate, FBI officials would not discuss why these homes were searched. However, a source connected to the case said agents were searching for components that could possibly be used for a nerve gas or tear gas. The source also said the investigation appears to focus on the couple's son.

"It makes the case that you can't ever really profile a certain group of people or a certain neighborhood," said State Senator Rodney Ellis, who lives near one of the homes searched by federal agents. "You just have to live with it, you go about your day."

Ellis said "he knew of" the family, but didn't know them personally.

On Saturday FBI official detonated "potentially volatile substances" found during a search of a home on Fall River in the Memorial area.

There was no answer at either home when Local 2 tried to speak with family members. Messages left for both Horton and Schneck have not yet been returned.

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